Maciej Sulkiewicz

Maciej Sulkiewicz Мацей Аляксандравіч Сулькевіч Süleyman bəy Sulkeviç
Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
In office March 26, 1919 – December, 1919
Preceded by	Habib Bey Salimov
Succeeded by	Abdulhamid Bey Gaytabashi
Personal details
Born	06 (1865) Kiemiejšy, Belarus
Died	July 15, 1920(1920-07-15) (aged 55) Baku, Azerbaijan
Religion	Islam
Military service
Service/branch	Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Years of service	1883 - 1920
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Armenian–Azerbaijani War

Maciej (Suleyman bey) Sulkiewicz (Belarusian: Мацей Аляксандравіч Сулькевіч, Azerbaijani: Süleyman bəy Sulkeviç; 20 June 1865, Kiemiejšy, now Voranauski Rajon, Hrodzienskaja Voblasс, Belarus – 15 July 1920, Baku) was a lieutenant general of the Russian Empire, Prime Minister of Crimea (1918), and Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in 1918-1920.

Born to parents of Lipka Tatar origin, he changed his name to Mohammad after settling in Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, but in Azerbaijan he is still known as Suleyman bey Sulkiewicz and Mammad bey Sulkiewicz.

He joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1883 and became an officer in 1886. He was promoted to major general in 1910 and to lieutenant general in 1915. Sulkiewicz participated in the Chinese expedition against the Boxers, in the Russo-Japanese War and the World War I. After the collapse of the Russian Empire Sulkiewicz formed the interim government in Crimea under the German occupying forces.^[1] Prior to the loss of Crimea to White Russians, Sulkiewicz moved to Azerbaijan and became Chief of Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces of ADR on March 26, 1919.^[2]

He was executed by the Bolsheviks, after the Bolshevik invasion of Azerbaijan in 1920.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Vilayet (2006-12-02). "ПОЛЬСКИЕ ТАТАРЫ НА СЛУЖБЕ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКОЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОСТИ [Polish Tatars serving for Azerbaijani Statehood]". Baku: Zerkalo. 
2. ^ Азербайджанская Демократическая Республика (1918 - 1920) Армия. (Документы и материалы) [Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. (1918-1920) The Army (Documents and collections)]. Baku: Archives. 1998. p. 86. 

Persondata
Name	Sulkevich, Masey
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 June 1865
Place of birth
Date of death	15 July 1920
Place of death